Kyiv
In 2025, KAI will open a science park for the development of high-tech industries. The park will focus on deep tech, UAVs, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other innovative areas.
In 2024, 5898 offenses related to the illegal handling of weapons were recorded in Ukraine. Most cases were reported in Dnipropetrovska, Kharkivska, and Kyivska oblasts.
A 33-year-old man attacked a 50-year-old priest in the Vasylkiv Cathedral, hitting him in the head with a wrench. The attacker was detained and faces up to 7 years in prison.
In the Kyiv SIZO, four prisoners demanded $10,000 from a cellmate, threatening him with physical violence. Three foreigners and a Ukrainian face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Ukrzaliznytsia reduces discounts on tickets to Poland and Hungary due to rising costs. The price increase will range from 9% to 37% depending on the direction and class of carriage.
The Council of Children and Student Youth of the Brovary Community has implemented more than 70 projects in 5 years. Participants undergo internships at the city council and develop leadership skills under the guidance of the CYSS.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 100 Shahed drones and imitator drones from different directions. Air defense forces destroyed 65 UAVs and damaged infrastructure in seven regions.
On January 28, Ukraine is expected to have cloudy weather with clearings and no precipitation. The temperature will range from 0 to +14°C, with the warmest temperatures in the west and south of the country.
On the night of January 28, Russian troops attacked Kyiv with attack drones. Several targets were spotted over the capital, and air defense is in place.
During a quarrel, a 57-year-old man threw a grenade into the room where an IDP from Donetsk region and her 13-year-old daughter were staying. The woman sustained minor injuries and contusion, the child was unharmed, and the attacker was taken into custody.
Andriy Bilous, a lecturer at KNUTKiT and director of the Young Theater, was suspended from his job over allegations of harassment of female students. The university has referred the case to law enforcement and is stepping up security measures.
The 25-year-old driver of a Lexus that collided with a truck on the Kyiv-Kharkiv highway was notified of suspicion. His wife, a well-known Kharkiv blogger Anna Zhuk (Annette), died in the accident.
A 14-year-old boy climbed onto the roof of a Kyiv-Nizhyn electric train and touched the current collector. The teenager was hospitalized with burns at Brovary Hospital.
The court fined Volodymyr Maibozhenko UAH 34,000 and deprived him of his license for 3 years for hitting four people while drunk. The prosecutor's office does not agree with the verdict and will appeal it.
Over the past six months, 93 companies in Ukraine have fictitiously got rid of their Russian owners in violation of the legal ban. Half of them are registered in Kyiv, most of them are engaged in wholesale trade and participate in public tenders.
Kyiv has developed recommendations for holding a nationwide minute of silence at 9:00 a. m. The announcement will be made via Kyiv Digital, public transportation, and public address systems in central squares.
Two women organized a fake marriage scheme with brides with disabilities for $22,000. The organizers offered men to avoid mobilization by claiming a disability or a fictitious marriage.
At the end of January, Ukraine is expected to experience a heat peak with temperatures of up to +17° in some regions. Starting from January 31, temperatures are expected to drop and precipitation is expected.
Astrologer Ksenia Bazilenko told about important astrological events of the coming week. Pluto-Mercury conjunction, new moon in Aquarius and Venus-Neptune conjunction are expected.
Two temperature records were set in Kyiv on January 26, with the maximum temperature reaching 7. 4°C. The average daily temperature was 4.7°C, which is 9.7°C above normal.
In Vasylkiv, a 15-year-old pedestrian was hit by an SBU Central Office officer and hospitalized with serious injuries. The officer was taken into custody, and the SBU is assisting with the investigation.
Russia attacked Ukraine with 104 drones, 57 of which were shot down in 10 regions. The attack damaged infrastructure and residential buildings.
Dry weather is expected in Ukraine with temperatures ranging from +3° to +13° across the country. It will be warmest in the south and west, with fog in the south-eastern regions in the morning.
The Russian army launched attack UAVs across Ukraine. Air defense was operating in Kyiv.
In the Serdas region of Bolivia, a Pan-American fleet bus went off the road, killing 19 people. Among the dead were 14 women, 3 men and two children, and 9 others were injured.
The 19-year-old driver of a BMW lost control and crashed into a fence in the village of Pereselenie, after which the car caught fire. Three people, including a pregnant woman, were injured in the accident and taken to the hospital.
In Kyiv region, law enforcement officers opened a criminal investigation into the beating of a boy by teenagers. The case was opened under the article on hooliganism, which provides for up to 4 years in prison.
An accident involving a minibus and two police cars has occurred on Beresteysky Avenue in Kyiv. Due to the accident, traffic in the right lane is partially obstructed.
On January 26, cloudy weather with clearings without precipitation is expected in Ukraine. The air temperature will range from +3°C to +11°C, with the warmest temperatures in the Crimea and in the west of the country.
In the Orhei district of Moldova, a bus went off the road and damaged a fence. Two passengers were hospitalized, the driver was sober, and the police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.